Earning trust with a united, authentic branding strategy. If you are in business, discussions about personal branding and business branding can be pretty hard to ignore. Maybe you were an early adopter? Signed on to the branding movement before it became everyday...
Many people believe that a personal brand is something for celebrities. They don’t think that they need one, and even worse, they don’t realise that no matter who they are, they already have one. Your personal brand is the way you are represented to the world....
Image by Burst By Jon Michail When I talk about maximising your full potential, does Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs pop into your mind? This idea of “levelling up” from the basics of survival to eventually achieve happiness and reach our full potential has had a...
VIEW VIDEO HERE By Jon Michail Image Objects are an often underrated aspect of our personal branding. Your accessories (watch, glasses or even a brown eyed contact lenses, jewellery, shoes) and your tools (pen, laptop, phone) all work together to project a certain...
By John Michail Colour is not just something we see – we think in colours, and we feel in colours. Truman Capote coined a phrase for his novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s, having Holly Golightly explain why she goes to Tiffany’s jewellery store whenever she has “the mean...
IGI In The News Melissa Singer | News Corp No thongs. No gym gear. No harem pants. Suits compulsory from Monday to Thursday, ties mandatory for client meetings. And no "clothes traditional to a particular sex and/or gender identity". If this last part reads like it...
By Jon Michail We asked Elizabeth Hanson, owner of a successful consulting company, if she thought image really was everything when it came to business. She said: I remember when we were interviewing for a new sales manager. My receptionist had just called to say she...
Cultivating an image of success will ultimately attract success. In other, words, you attract what you present. If you want to be the part, look and act the part. There’s a reason why actors turn up to auditions dressed as the character they’re hoping to play!...
By Jon Michail We’re reading a lot lately about astute people making minor fortunes through renovating dumps in desirable areas and turning them into enviable homes. Take the ‘Hoarder House’ in Brisbane, Australia (pictured above). Brothers Rob and Andrew Gray...